How The Bojagi with Seasons turns Korean heritage into everyday fabric A Cloth That Changes With What It Holds Unfolded, a bojagi is a single piece of cloth. Nothing more. Wrap it around a small box and it becomes a package. Drape it over a tray and it becomes a cover. Tie it by the…
Mention Korean alcohol to most people outside Korea, and a few familiar images come to mind. Green-bottle soju. Makgeolli. Maybe, more recently, Korea’s revival of traditional and craft drinks. But beyond those familiar bottles, some producers are asking a different kind of question. Does Korean alcohol have to be about getting drunk? Does it always…
Ki One began distilling in Namyangju in 2020, at a time when Korean-made single malt whisky was still a novelty. Today, the distillery describes itself as Korea’s first single malt whisky producer and frames its work around building a distinctly Korean whisky identity (Ki One Distillery). But there is an awkward question at the center…